2026
- Aussie lawyers’ pro bono hours soar
Lawyers Weekly, October 2026 - Record 887,910 pro bono hours logged in Australia for 2026: report
Australasian Lawyer, October 2026 - Strengthening Pro Bono Practices Across the Pacific
AVI, August 2026 - Closing the gap to the legal profession
Proctor, June 2026 - Pro bono service a responsibility and a privilege, panel says
Proctor, May 2026 - Panel to discuss balancing real world and pro-bono commitments
Proctor, May 2026 - Transforming justice: From system failure to community power
Briefonline, February 2026
2025
- Access to justice is essential infrastructure not a privilege
Law Council, November 2025 - First Nations people stuck on ‘conveyor belt of injustice’, AHRC president says
Lawyers Weekly, November 2025 - 2025 National Access to Justice and Pro bono Conference – Opening Remarks
Law Council, November 2025 - The 9th National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference
NSW Bar Association, October 2025 - The dangers of disregarding inequality in access to justice
Law Society of NSW Journal, September 2025 - How much pro bono did in-house lawyers undertake in FY24–25?
Lawyers Weekly, September 2o25 - Australian Lawyers Undertook Record Amount of Pro Bono Work
Law.com, September 2025 - Pro bono hours hit record
QLS Proctor, September 2025 - Lawyers and law firms in Australia logged nearly 850,000 pro bono hours: report
Australasian Lawyer, September 2025 - Aussie lawyers now doing over 42 hours of pro bono each year
Lawyers Weekly, September 2025 - Pathways to pro bono
LSJ Online, April 2025 - Tema: Pro bono – Advokater har et etisk professionelt ansvar for pro bono
Advokat Samfundet (DK), March 2025 - Firms undertook record-breaking volume of pro bono hours last year
LawyersWeekly, March 2025 - NSW lawyers recognised in Australia Day Honours for ground-breaking contributions to law and community
LSJ Online, January 2025 - Firms team up on first-ever national pro-bono framework
NZ Lawyer, January 2025
2024
- Individual lawyers’ pro bono hours far exceed larger firms’ efforts
Lawyers Weekly, October 2024 - Large firms ‘increasingly expected’ to prioritise pro bono
Lawyers Weekly, September 2024 - How in-house teams can better prioritise pro bono
Lawyers Weekly, September 2024 - Lawyers doing more pro bono hours than ever, but large firms, in-house teams must improve
Lawyers Weekly, September 2024 - The rise of ‘sophisticated’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘formalised’ pro bono practices
Lawyers Weekly, July 2024 - Pro Bono: What, Why, When and How
QLS Proctor, May 2024 - Barristers encouraged to sign up to the National Pro Bono Target
New South Wales Bar Association, In Brief, April 2024 - Pro bono central to longevity of law firms, says lawyer and award-winning novelist
Lawyers Weekly, January 2024
Previous Articles
2023
- Firms’ pro bono hours loom large as government tender process opens
Lawyers Weekly, December 2023 - The Power of Pro Bono: Tips for SA lawyers wanting to expand their pro bono contribution
The Bulletin, November 2023 - Record number of pro bono hours delivered in FY23
Lawyers Weekly, September 2023 - High Court Chief Justice opens pro bono conference
QLS Protector, June 2023 - 2023 National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference
Law Council, June 2023 - Australian Lawyers Doing More Pro Bono Work, Survey Reveals
Law.com, March 2023 - Australian Lawyers Doing More Pro Bono Work, Survey Reveals
Legal Mag, March 2023 - Pro bono hours continue to rise, but ‘greater participation’ still needed from BigLaw firms
Lawyers Weekly, February 2023 - How (and why) pro bono improves the profession
Lawyers Weekly, February 2023
2022
- Justice must not be reserved for those who can afford it
InDaily, 7 November 2022 - Can we improve Australia’s pro bono legal system?
College of Law, 25 October 2022 - Holding Redlich delivers nearly 10,000 hours of pro bono work in FY22
Lawyers Weekly, 10 October 2022 - Victorian lawyers lead way on pro bono work
Australian Financial Review, 29 September 2022 - How much pro bono are in-house lawyers undertaking?
Lawyers Weekly, 20 September 2022 - Another ‘record’ year of pro bono, despite some large firms ‘lagging’
Lawyers Weekly, 19 September 2022 - Concerned about climate change but don’t know how you can use your expertise to assist?
InBrief (NSW Bar Association), 22 July 2022 - APBC releases new guidance for pro bono work
Lawyers Weekly, 27 April 2022 - A call to arms: Why we need to lift our pro bono contribution in SA
The Bulletin, February 2022
2021
- Three years of ExpertsDirect pro bono
ExpertsDirect, 24 November 2021 - A free and fair defence of pro bono lawyers
InDaily, 9 November 2021 - Media release: Report corrects perception of lawyers and The Lawyer Project Report
Law Council of Australia, 5 November 2021 - Legal profession sets new record number for pro bono hours in 2021
Law Society Journal, 22 October 2021 - More in-house lawyers expected to commit to pro bono work in FY22
LawyersWeekly, 5 October 2021 - SMEs can use pro bono work to ‘attract and retain the best talent’
LawyersWeekly, 30 September 2021 - Which law firms are doing their bit on pro bono?
Australian Financial Review, 30 September 2021 - What BigLaw is getting right with pro bono efforts
LawyersWeekly, 27 September 2021 - ‘Considerable room for growth’ in Australia’s pro bono undertakings
LawyersWeekly, 23 September 2021 - Pro bono: The law student factor
QLS Proctor, 14 September 2021 - Lawyers target the community
Law Institute Journal, August 2021 - Call for solicitors to commit to National Pro Bono Target
Law Society Journal, 30 June 2021 - ABC and FNMA partnership to support more Indigenous content in Australian media
ABC, 1 June 2021 - Solicitors encouraged to sign up to the National Pro Bono Target
QLS Proctor, 31 May 2021 - Barristers encouraged to sign up to the National Pro Bono Target
NSW Bar Association’s In Brief, 7 April 2021 - The areas most pro bono efforts go towards revealed
LawyersWeekly, 1 March 2021 - Pro bono breakdown: Where firms are concentrating their efforts
LawyersWeekly, 28 February 2021 - Top 3 headwinds hindering pro bono programs
LawyersWeekly, 25 February 2021 - Pro bono work climbs but still room for improvement
LawyersWeekly, 24 February 2021 - What does 2021 have in store for the pro bono sector?
KWM People & Purpose Podcast, 23 February 2021 - Mills Oakley launches new charity dedicated to pro bono
LawyersWeekly, 12 January 2021
2020
- Growing pro bono participation / Ethos Summer 2020 / Law Society of the ACT Journal
issue.com, 14 December 2020 - Pioneering climate justice / Pro Bono Centre Impact / School of Law / University of Queensland
law.uq.edu.au, 9 December 2020 - No place for competition in firms’ pro bono efforts
LawyersWeekly, 19 November 2020 - Tips on how to tackle the climate crisis through pro bono legal work
law.unsw.edu.au, 6 November 2020 - The Importance of Inculcating the ‘Pro Bono Ethos’ in Law Students, and the Opportunities to Do It Better
John Corker, October 2020 - Lawyers have ‘stepped up’ on pro bono
The Lawyers Weekly Show, 25 September 2020 - Who is the big-firm laggard on pro-bono hours?
afr.com, 24 September 2020 - Conditions ripe for pro bono work by sole practitioners
LawyersWeekly, 24 September 2020 - REPORT: #auslaw completed ‘record’ pro bono hours in FY20
LawyersWeekly, 22 September 2020 - Lawyers must help address climate crisis through pro bono work
LawyersWeekly, 31 August 2020 - National Pro Bono Target opens to legal departments
LawyersWeekly, 30 June 2020 - An increased role for pro bono in our post-COVID world
Gabriela Christian-Hare, 28 April 2020 - How Australia’s pro bono stacks up against our neighbours
LawyersWeekly, 18 March 2020 - How should the pro bono community respond to COVID-19?
Gabriela Christian-Hare, 18 March 2020 - Firms say pro bono practices won’t be cut during recession
Law.com, 12 March 2020 - ‘Significant’ increase in pro bono partners over 20-year period
LawyersWeekly, 26 February 2020 - The inside story: how to get a job using your law degree for good
ethicaljobs.com.au, 6 February 2020 - How GCs can encourage their teams to do more pro bono work
LawyersWeekly, 28 January 2020 - ‘Desk-based’ pro bono projects an option for boutiques
LawyersWeekly, 23 January 2020 - Finding new ways to undertake pro bono legal work
LawyersWeekly, 17 January 2020